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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I've heard that those quad-link rear suspensions can be quite a bitch if you're not driving the car that hard. I guess it has something to do with 'snap back' when it's bringing the back end back in line at low speeds; it just creates far more lateral jerk than most people are really after in a tourer.
Now if you're running auto-cross they're a necessity, but what's the general consensus you've seen on how happy people tend to be with those when they're just building a roadster?
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We would NEVER suggest it to our customers. But, this customer had already purchased the suspension prior to delivering the car to us. Both front and rear suspension...the consensus around our shop is that it's shitty.
Here's a few issue we have with it:
1. The Rear suspension control arms drop way too low, forcing the customer to have to run a minimum 18" wheel, otherwise it wont clear the arm. Secondly, the track width pushes the wheel out further than stock (a big no-no on a car with an already limited wheel house).
2. The front suspension uses those Corvette Spindles....which are freaking huge. Same problem as the 1st, forced to run a large wheel, and again pushes the wheel base out, on top of being heavy.
3. The freaking spindles, being from a Vette, still had the stupid GM bolt pattern, meaning we had to redrill and stud the Spindle for the appropriate pattern. Otherwise, the customer woulda had a Ford bolt pattern on the rear and a GM pattern on the front. Stupidest thing ever.
If we had our choice, that suspension wouldn't be on the car.